meili 发表于 2022-10-18 18:04:31

Letter from E.B. White

<p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="thatMr">thatMr</span>. <span word="White">White</span>(美国当代著名散文家、评论家,著有《精灵鼠小弟》)、《夏洛的网》等) <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span>:</p><p><span word="Dear">Dear</span> <span word="Reader">Reader</span>:</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="all">all</span> -- <span word="there">there</span> <span word="wouldn">wouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="sending">sending</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="printed">printed</span> <span word="reply">reply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answer">answer</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>.</p><p><span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="forStuart">forStuart</span> <span word="Little">Little</span>(精灵鼠小弟)<span word="and">and</span> <span word="forCharlotte">forCharlotte</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Web">Web</span>(夏洛特的网)? <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="sleeping">sleeping</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dreamed">dreamed</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="acted">acted</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mouse">mouse</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="ofStuart">ofStuart</span> <span word="Littlegot">Littlegot</span> <span word="started">started</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="forCharlotte">forCharlotte</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Web">Web</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="barn">barn</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feed">feed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pig">pig</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="sorry">sorry</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pig">pig</span> <span word="because">because</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="pigs">pigs</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="doomed">doomed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="die">die</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="sad">sad</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pig">pig</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="grey">grey</span> <span word="spider">spider</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="impressed">impressed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="clever">clever</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="weaving">weaving</span>. <span word="Gradually">Gradually</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spider">spider</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="salvation">salvation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farm">farm</span>. <span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="published">published</span>. (<span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="worker">worker</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span>.)</p><p><span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="early">early</span> -- <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="spell">spell</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="writing">writing</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="pleasure">pleasure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pictures">pictures</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="older">older</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="living">living</span>.</p>
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